beg someone's pardon

verb

To ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.

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Meanings

verbbeg someone's pardon (third-person singular simple present begs someone's pardon, present participle begging someone's pardon, simple past and past participle begged someone's pardon)

present singular third person begs someone's pardon · participle present begging someone's pardon · participle past begged someone's pardon · past begged someone's pardon

  1. To ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.
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APA

beg someone's pardon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beg%20someone's%20pardon

MLA

“beg someone's pardon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beg%20someone's%20pardon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beg someone's pardon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beg%20someone's%20pardon.

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